FSPMA Insider Winter 2016

FSPMA

INSIDEROfficial publication of the Florida

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Winter 2016

In this issue:• Highlights of the 2015 FSPMA Conference • Green Schools Update• Classroom Door Security Devices

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INDEx To aDvERTISERSCitory Solutions LLC .....................................................................3Harvard Jolly .................................................................................. 11Johnstone Ware Group ............................................................... 19Lennox Industries Inc. ................................................................ 19Mitsubishi Electric ....................................................................... 21National Chemical Laboratories Inc. ...................................IFCPuradigm Mid-America ........................................................OBCVootu LED Lighting .................................................................... 18

5 President’s Message: Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Student Success

5 Annabelle Wright to Join FSPMA

6 2015-16 FSPMA Board of Directors

7 2016 FSPMA Conference Information

8 OSHA and Government Agencies

9 Classroom Door Security Devices

10 Heart of the Community: St. Petersburg College Midtown Center

12 Highlights of the 2015 FSPMA Conference

15 Green Schools Update

18 The Cost of Buying Cleaning Products versus the Cost of Using Cleaning Products

20 Member Profile: Diana Wright, St. Petersburg College

22 New Safety, Casualty and Sanitation Inspectors Certifications

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FSPMA President’s Message

My name is Angelo Rivera, and I am very proud to be the FSPMA President for the 2015-2016 year. I am Manager of Custodial and Landscaping Services for St. Petersburg College. I have been a member of FSPMA for over 20 years, and I’m very excited to be able to give back to an organization who has given so much to me. I have learned so much from other colleagues through the FSPMA conferences and workshops throughout the years, and as I became more involved in the leadership of FSPMA, I could feel myself growing professionally as well. I have been with St. Petersburg College for 31 years, and I know FSPMA helped me develop the skills I needed to become a supervisor and manager.

Our theme for next year is “Rolling out the Red Carpet for Student

Success”. At St. Petersburg College, the Facilities Department mission is “Helping Students get to class in the best condition for learning”. This means making sure that the buildings and grounds are clean, safe, secure and comfortable. We also want to be a part of making students feel welcome on the first day of classes and throughout the year. They are the reason we are here, and we want to do our part in making them successful. Our goal is to provide outstanding customer service to our students and each other.

At FSPMA, we want to roll out the red carpet for all those attendees and vendors who help students succeed throughout Florida by providing the best learning environments possible. Our

goal at FSPMA is to provide training and to showcase products that will help you achieve your goals.

We are returning to the Caribe Royale again this year the week of September 12th. We will roll out the red carpet for all attendees and vendors and help you succeed the way we know all of you help students succeed.

Each year we try to improve a little, and we are always open to suggestions from both vendors and attendees.

One of the other ways FSPMA helps is by offering scholarships to vendors and attendees who have high school graduates starting college.

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Rolling out the Red Carpet for Student Success

Annabelle Wright will join the FSPMA officers as the State Department Advisor, replacing Gretchen Miller, who has moved on to take a position with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Annabelle has been a presenter at FSPMA conferences for over six years, providing members with information on a variety of safety topics. Annabelle also provides safety training to the school districts, state colleges, and universities. The Florida Department of Education, Office of Educational

Facilities provides Annabelle as a training resource to your organization at no cost.

Annabelle has a background in maintenance and construction with over 35 years’ experience in the industry, including 29 years in education. She understands the challenges that employees face while working in occupied buildings around students of all ages.

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annabelle Wright to Join FSPMa as State Department advisor

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FIRST: to determine the nature, extent, and quality of non-instructional services required for the educational program, and to promote the development of these services by establishing acceptable policies, standards, and practices.

SECOND: to develop a working relationship with school administrators, managers, non-instructional and instructional personnel, and to foster the programs through adequate facilities and school environments.

THIRD: to promote the professional advancement of school plant maintenance, operation, safety, energy management, and environmental management.

Florida School Plant Management association Mission

The FSPMA organization was established in 1960 with three main objectives:

2015-2016 FSPMa officers & Board of Directors President Angelo Rivera, St. Petersburg College

President Elect Leroy Christopher, Pasco County Schools

Vice President Michael Clark, Osceola County Schools

Secretary Amber Sperlich, Seminole County Schools

Treasurer Jennifer Fowler, Orange County Schools

Director at Large John Colasanti, Citrus County Schools

Director of Certifications David Van Mensel, Pasco County SchoolsEddie Flicker, Pasco County Schools (retired)

Director of Energy and Environmental Diana Wright, St. Petersburg College

Director of Maintenance Jim Pickering, Palm Beach County Schools

Director of Operations Joe Leavens, Hillsborough County SchoolsDoug Abbott, Pinellas County Schools

Director of Safety Anthony Kimes, Hillsborough County Schools

Director of Grounds Pete Martens, St. Petersburg College

Director of SCSI Mark Cocco, Martin County Schools

District 1 Director Lori Saunders, Suwannee County Schools

District II Director Clint Smith, Citrus County Schools

District III Director Sally Hull, Manatee County Schools

District IV Director Victoria Stanford, Broward County Schools

District V Director Dorn Beddow, Lee County Schools

Director of Committees Vivian DeRussy, St. Petersburg College

Director of Scholarships Leroy Christopher, Pasco County Schools

Executive Council - Chairperson Jim Hudson, Brevard County Schools

Executive Council - Members Mark A. Carver, Suwannee County SchoolsMark A. Cocco, Martin County SchoolsVivian DeRussy, St. Petersburg CollegeJennifer Fowler, Orange County Schools

Coordinator of Conventions Lori Saunders, Suwannee County Schools

State Department Advisor Annabelle Wright, Department of Education

Sergeant at Arms David Van Mensel, Pasco County SchoolsKeive McCloud, St. Petersburg College

Vendor Chairperson Michael McClary, Resource One, Inc.Jo Paz, TTI Floorcare

Monday, September 12, 2016 – Friday, September 16, 2016

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2016 FSPMA Conference

Theme: Rolling out the Red Carpet for Student Success

Helping Students Get to Class in the Best Condition for Learning

This year we will be focusing on reaching out to school districts and

colleges that may not have attended the conference in the past. We also are encouraging

public agencies, private institutions and churches to become involved in FSPMA.

You may have noticed different color nametags for attendees at the last conference. That was so our district directors could

make contact with schools and colleges from their district, and we are planning new activities and more communication throughout the year.

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Excerpts from State Requirements for Educational Facilities

Chapter 1Educational Facilities. The State Requirements for

Educational Facilities (SREF) is applicable to all public educational facilities and plants: pre-kindergarten (pre-K) through grade 12, including conversion charter schools; area vocational educational schools; area vocational/technical centers; adult education; Florida colleges and universities; the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB), where referenced; ancillary plants; relocatables; factory-built structures, reconstructable facilities, modular buildings and manufactured buildings; lease and lease-purchase; and new construction, remodeling, renovation, improvements and site-development projects. It shall be the responsibility of each school board, each Florida college board of trustees and each university board of trustees to ensure that all facilities constructed from any fund source meet the standards set forth in SREF where applicable.

1.1(4) Rules. Public educational facilities shall comply with the following rules, as applicable:

…(b) OSHA. Chapter XVII - Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor, 29 CFR Parts 1910 and 1926 (7-1-2014 edition), which is incorporated by reference in rule 6A-2.0010, FAC, for district employees.

Chapter 55(1) Administration. Boards shall adopt policies

and procedures for the maintenance, sanitation and housekeeping of existing facilities to ensure the health and safety of occupants. Each Board shall conduct at least one firesafety, one casualty safety and one sanitation inspection of each building of each educational and ancillary plant in its jurisdiction, whether owned or leased, each fiscal year, to determine compliance with this section.

…(e) Board Policies. The Board’s policies and procedures for maintenance, casualty safety, sanitation and housekeeping shall cover both existing and new facilities. These policies and procedures shall provide for program organization, financing, fiscal control, staffing, scheduling of work and evaluation, including the following:

…3. Providing work areas that are free from recognized hazards and conducting employee safety and health programs that comply with OSHA 29 CFR.

oSHa and Government agenciesBy Annabelle Wright

I often receive inquiries regarding educational facilities and compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration standards. There is confusion over government agencies being “exempt from OSHA” and that “OSHA doesn’t apply to us”. Both of these statements are inaccurate. As a government organization, educational facilities are not OSHA-regulated. This means that OSHA does not come on to our facilities to perform safety inspections as they do in private industry. So does that mean OSHA does not apply to us? The answer is no – we are required to be OSHA compliant. We are self-regulated; this means it is up to each organization to ensure the safety of their employees and comply with OSHA 1910, General Industry and 1926, Construction Industry Standards. Contracted employees are not government employees and therefore are subject to OSHA inspections.

Now most educational organizations have mission statements that mention safety – such as “to provide a safe and healthful environment for students and staff” – and work hard to ensure that safe environment for our students. This is as it should be – we need to look out for our customers, those students who are under our care during the school day. The problem I have found with many school districts is that we tend to forget about or even ignore the safety of the workers: those people who are charged with providing that safe environment for the students.

Every day maintenance and operations staff is exposed to hazards from working with tools, equipment, and chemicals. They work in environments that expose them to slip, trip and fall hazards, to heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion, to coming in contact with energized equipment. All of these hazards can result in injury or death to our workers.

So why comply with the OSHA standards? Because it is the right thing to do to protect our number one asset: the employees who keep our education process moving forward. That is the primary reason; no one should have to die, suffer an injury, or get sick because they were providing the services needed to keep our organizations operating. When an accident occurs, it’s not just the employee who suffers.

If those are not sufficient reasons, then yes, because you are required to by rules of the State Board of Education, which adopt OSHA rules CFR Parts 1910 and 1926 (7-1-2014 edition) by reference in their entirety. The sidebar to this article provides relevant excerpts. Future articles will cover OSHA topics for managing safety and health in the workplace.

If you would like to schedule free, onsite training on safety topics, view the listing of available courses on the OEF website at http://www.fldoe.org/finance/edual-facilities/existing-facilities/training-for-facilities-related-progra.stml, determine courses of interest, and send a training request to me at [email protected]. v

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Thomas H. Inserra Director, Office of Educational Facilities

www.fldoe.org 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1014 | Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 | 850-245-0494

<Start Text Here> MEMORANDUM TO: Florida District School Superintendents Florida College Presidents Florida University Presidents Florida Joint Council of Fire and Emergency Service Organizations FROM: Thomas H. Inserra DATE: November 13, 2015 SUBJECT: Classroom Door Security Devices In the past decade, our nation has been faced with active shooters in our midst. We must ensure that our schools, colleges and universities are safe places of learning for our children. The best way to make this a reality is to work within the current building and fire codes to avoid the unintended consequences to life safety. We have seen a rise in a number of door security devices intended to secure classrooms. These devices may provide some level of security, but may also compromise other life safety aspects. These devices may not meet current code requirements and may negatively affect life safety, such as emergency egress. The codes and standards adopted in Florida and followed in the design and maintenance of our educational facilities help to ensure life safety for all occupants of a school or postsecondary institution. Current code requirements for classroom doors that are used as a means of egress require doors to function as fire-rated, smoke and draft control doors, be unlatchable in a single motion from inside the room, and unlockable and openable from the outside by authorized persons. Therefore, the Department of Education and the State Fire Marshal’s office will not approve the use of these types of devices that do not comply with the current laws, codes and standards adopted in Florida. Unless the codes and standards change, our agencies will enforce the current code requirements as approved. If you have questions, please contact either Darrell Phillips, Office of Educational Facilities, at [email protected] or 850-245-9224, or Casia Sinco, Chief, Bureau of Fire Prevention, at [email protected] or 850-413-3620. PS/ss cc: R.J. Castellanos, Director, Florida Division of Risk Management Julius Halas, Director, Florida Division of State Fire Marshal Jay Etheridge, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Florida Department of Financial Services

State Board of Education Marva Johnson, Chair John R. Padget, Vice Chair Members Gary Chartrand Tom Grady Rebecca Fishman Lipsey Michael Olenick Andy Tuck

Pam Stewart Commissioner of Education

Classroom Door Security Devices

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Midtown is a community located just south of Downtown St. Petersburg. Historically, Midtown was the center of the African-American community, and many of the residents can trace their family histories there back to the late 1800s and early 1900s. Midtown retains much of the character of its history. A once-thriving commercial strip that mainly served the

African-American community, the 22nd Street South corridor had fallen into decline.

In the late 1990s, as part of a revitalization plan, St. Petersburg College partnered with the City of St. Petersburg and leased a 10,000-square-foot building to begin offering classes. As demand for

St. Petersburg College Midtown Center

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classes and community involvement grew, in 2012, SPC’s board of trustees approved a $14 million expenditure to build a new three-story building on land leased from the City of St. Petersburg.

The new 50,000-square-foot, state-of-the art center, which opened in August of 2015, serves as the college’s flagship campus and community center for south St. Petersburg. The new campus is named in honor of the late Douglas L. Jamerson, Jr., a longtime legislator and a Florida Commissioner of Education. Jamerson, a graduate of St. Petersburg College, was one of the most prominent politicians in the state of Florida and a fierce advocate for education.

The community’s perseverance is apparent as the new campus gets underway, notes St. Petersburg College President Bill Law. “That heartbeat had

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to be strong. It had to overcome all the constraints of a segregated society,” Law says. “It had to be strong enough to carry men and women and children past all the hurdles and roadblocks and slights and confrontation that others put in the way.”

St. Petersburg College has been chosen as the 2015 EPA Brownfield Phoenix Award winner. This prestigious award honors the innovative leadership of men and women working to solve the critical environmental problems of transforming abandoned property into productive sites for new economic and community opportunities and assets.

“I could not be more proud to be part of the college’s work in the revitalization of the Midtown community,” says Jim Waechter, Associate Vice President of Facilities Planning & Institutional Services. Every construction project that

we endeavor is rewarding, but this project is particularly so because of the significant tangible effect that it will produce in our community for generations to come.”

The new center includes seven classrooms, two science labs, two computer labs, a library, a learning support center, a book store, a community room and a career center, all utilizing state-of-the-art technology. It includes graphic art installations that tell the story of the rich history of Midtown, and of 22nd Street – affectionately nicknamed “The Deuces.” At the recent grand opening of the new center, community members walked the halls and shared their memories of eating at Geech’s BBQ, working at the old Mercy Hospital, and dancing nights away at the old Manhattan Casino.

“Our enrollment is already up by 50 percent over last fall, which illustrates

the strong desire within the community for increased educational opportunities,” says SPC Midtown Provost Kevin Gordon. “We are also thrilled by the number of community members who are utilizing the services provided at the Midtown.

The programs offered at this campus are:• AdvancedManufacturing(Certificate)• ClinicalMedicalAssisting(Certificate)• ComputerSupportCompTIAA+

(Certificate)• EarlyChildhoodEducation(Certificate)• Entrepreneurship(AssociateinScience

& Certificate)• HumanServices(AssociateinScience&

Certificate)• AssociateinArtstransferdegree

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This was the 55th Annual in-Service Training.

We had 333 attendees from the following School Districts and Colleges:• AlachuaCountyPublicSchools• BakerCountySchoolDistrict• BayCountySchoolDistrict• Boys&GirlsClubsofCentralFlorida• BradfordCountySchoolDistrict• BrevardCountySchoolBoard• BrowardCountySchoolDistrict• CitrusCountySchoolBoard• DaytonaStateCollege• FloridaSchoolBoardsInsurance

Trust• FloridaSchoolfortheDeaf&Blind• FloridaSouthWesternStateCollege

• HamiltonSchoolDistrict• HardeeCountySchoolBoard• HighlandsCountySchoolDistrict• HillsboroughCommunityCollege• HillsboroughCountySchoolDistrict• IndianRiverCountySchoolDistrict• IndianRiverStateCollege• JacksonCountySchoolDistrict• LakeCountySchoolDistrict• LakesideInternationalServices-LLC• LeeCountySchoolDistrict• ManateeCountySchoolDistrict• MarionCountyPublicSchools• MartinCountySchoolDistrict• Miami-DadeCountySchoolDistrict• MonroeCountySchoolDistrict• NorthwestFloridaStateCollege

• OkaloosaCountySchoolDistrict• OkeechobeeCountySchoolDistrict• OrangeCountySchoolDistrict• OsceolaCountySchoolDistrict• PalmBeachCountySchoolDistrict• PascoCountySchoolBoard• PascoHernandoStateCollege• PinellasCountySchoolDistrict• PolkCountySchoolBoard• PutnamCountySchoolDistrict• SarasotaCountySchoolDistrict• SeminoleCountySchoolDistrict• SeminoleStateCollege• SouthFloridaStateCollege• St.JohnsCountySchools• St.LucieCountySchoolDistrict• St.PetersburgCollege

Highlights of the 2015 FSPMa Conference Theme: Education Begins Here: Educational Leaders Embrace Change President: John Colasanti, Citrus County Schools September 21-25 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando

Leadership workshop. DOE Facilities Planning workshop.

Lori Saunders with the waiters and the food table.

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Vendor hall.

Cypress Supply and National Chemical Labs.Gem Supply.

Complete Floor Care’s booth. Mick McClary demonstrating equipment in the vendor hall.

DOE Safety workshop with Annabelle Wright. Fire Code workshop with Gretchen Miller.

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• SuwanneeCountySchoolDistrict• SuwanneeCountyBoardof

Commissioners• TheSchoolsofMcKeelAcademy• TitusvilleFire&EmergencyServices• UniversityofNorthFlorida• ValenciaCollege• VolusiaCountySchoolDistrict• WaltonCountySchoolDistrict• WashingtonCountySchoolDistrict

We offered 67 separate workshops and courses on a variety of topics that included fire safety, professional custodial training, green industries best practices, Department of Education educational facilities planning, indoor air quality, defensive driving, leadership skills, blood-borne pathogens, universal precautions, asphalt maintenance, turf grass, bleacher inspections, norovirus, pesticides, roofing, power tool safety, school inspections, rodent intrusion,

ladder safety, commercial hoods, grease traps, irrigation, building air leakage, fire hydrant maintenance, hearing conservation, fuel storage, stage rigging, recycling, LED lighting, budgets, fire alarms, back-flow preventers, disinfectants, fertilizers, boilers, trees care, and firestopping.

The workshops were presented by Florida Department of Education, Florida Department of Health, Florida Division of Emergency Management, UniversityofFlorida,GreatNaplesFireDistrict, North Collier Fire Control & Rescue, Orange County Schools, St. Petersburg College, Palm Beach County Schools, Hillsborough County Schools, Hillsborough County Schools, Pasco County Schools, Sarasota County Schools, Citrus County Schools, and a variety of vendor representatives.

The Keynote Speaker for the General Session was Senator Wilton Simpson.

During the General Session, four tickets to Disney World were given away in memory of John Garger, a former FSPMA vendor chairperson and advocate for FSPMA.

Sponsors:President’s Circle Member -

$2,500 and above Complete Floor Care Solutions

Platinum Club Member - $1,000 to $2,499 EE&G EnvironmentalTandus FlooringWexford Labs

Gold Club Member - $ 500 to $999Terracon Consultants

Silver Club Member - $100 & $499 AwncleanCatalyst Sales & Marketing

Dorn Beddow with her puppy.

Presentation of John Garger Award at General Session.

Evening reception.

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In the 2015 Winter Issue of this publication, I reviewed the history of the state and national green school awards programs. In this issue, I would like to briefly describe the accomplishments of the 2015 winners at the state and national levels and also inform you of a local green school awards program.

The lessons learned by the honorees of the Florida Green SchoolAwardsandtheU.S.DOE’sGreenRibbonSchoolsprovide valuable insights to creating effective green school initiatives. Some of the accomplishments of the 2015 winners are summarized below. If you are considering a new green school program or ways to improve the sustainability of your educational facilities, browse the accomplishments of previous winners by visiting the Florida Green School Awards webpage (http://www.floridagreenschoolnetwork.org/green-school-award/florida-green-school-awards/) or Green Ribbon Schools (http://www2.ed.gov/programs/green-ribbon-schools/awards.html). There you will find links to complete descriptions of the award-winning programs, and hopefully, inspiration for your next green school initiative or award application.

Florida Green School Awards District Category: Bronze Level• LakeCountyreduceditsenergyusagewithreducedlighting

during unoccupied hours, replacing lighting with LED lights, and scheduling HVAC use for occupied hours only.

Water savings have been achieved with low flow devices and faster leak detection and repairs saving over 3 million gallons. Also, an estimated 500 tons of waste was recycled.

• PascoCountyupgradedtocoolroofs,replacedchillerunits,installed demand-control ventilation, recycled lightbulbs, e-waste, tires, wood pallets, scrap metal, and paper, and sent usable items to auction. The District also has a Green Team Program and Florida Agriculture in the Classroom program.

• SeminoleCountyPublicSchoolsimplementedseveralprojects to seek energy savings, including installing cool roofs on re-roofing projects; replacing site-based thermostats with programmable thermostats and district-operated controls in concretable and hybrid buildings; systematically replacing DX air-conditioning units with chilled water systems; adding timers on exterior lights, light-occupancy sensors in classrooms, carbon dioxide sensors, and demand control ventilation in high-occupancy spaces.

• WaltonCountySchoolDistricthasanenergyconservationprogram that is people-driven and focuses on changing human behavior rather than purchasing new equipment to reduce the energy consumption of electricity, water and sewer, and natural gas. The District was able to conserve water by monitoring monthly usage through the use of energy monitoring software (ECAP). Also, the District takes

Green Schools Update of the 2015 WinnersBy Don Whitehead, AIA, LEED AP, Office of Educational Facilities, Florida Department of Education

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advantage of the county recycling process with recycling dumpsters on 75 percent of school campuses.

Silver Level• BrowardCountyemploysabroadrangeofenvironmental

stewardship initiatives at both the district and school levels. Eighty-two of 209 schools participated in the How Low Can You Go Energy Challenge in partnership with the Miami Heat, who recognized the three schools with the most savings: Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary, Seminole Middle and Falcon Cove. Also, water usage was reduced by over 271 million gallons because of 434 irrigation evaluations at 206 schools.

• DuvalCounty’sGreenChampions,whoareteachersthatvolunteer with students, parents, and business partners, led activities including energy, water, and recycling initiatives; eliminating waste; incorporating environmental stewardship into the curriculum; field trips to the local single-stream recycling center with free transportation provided by business partners; and a vehicle charge-at-work program for plug-in stations for electric vehicles.

• OrangeCountyPublicSchool’slong-rangesustainabilitystrategic objectives and targets include recycling, energy, water, and fuel conservation. The Energy Administration department uses Energy Cap ProTM software to properly manage utility billing data, and to identify consumption anomalies and savings opportunities. As a result, schools have selected strategies, such as light and plug load management, mechanical retro commissioning projects and chiller replacement and optimization projects.

Gold Level• AlachuaCountyPublicSchoolsearnedanEPAEnergyStar

Leader Award in 2013 with a 10 percent reduction in energy usage over a three-year period. Twenty-one schools have installed photovoltaic arrays with more than two megawatts total. The district has a policy to replace existing office equipment with Energy Star-compliant devices. Through the district-wide single-stream recycling program, the district has reduced its annual waste bill by $160,000.

• TheSchoolDistrictofPalmBeachCountysupportsthenotion that conservation and resource efficiency are everyone’s responsibility. As such, the district launched its Green Schools Initiative, which involves all of its nearly 190 schools with the goal to minimize the district’s overall environmental impact and to create greener learning environments. Ten schools have LEED certification: one school is LEED Platinum (Galaxy E3), five are LEED Gold, two are LEED Silver and two are LEED certified.

School category• TwinLakesAcademyElementarySchoolinDuvalCounty

had school-wide participation in Earth Day activities. Green School initiatives included recycling; Adopt-a-Road program; environmental literacy/awareness; campus makeovers; outdoor classroom; rain barrels for watering plants and trees; Environmental Protection Board essay contest; “green” awareness on a morning news show; and participation in all school-wide events (Fall Festival, Curriculum Night, Earth Day Celebration, native/organic gardening)

• Kirby-SmithMiddleSchoolinDuvalCountybuilteightnew

Recognition Program Links• FloridaGreenSchoolsNetwork:http://www.floridagreenschoolnetwork.org• FloridaGreenSchoolAwardWinners:http://www.floridagreenschoolnetwork.org/green-school-award/florida-green-school-awards/• FloridaNominationsforGreenRibbonSchools:http://www.floridagreenschoolnetwork.org/green-school-award/green-ribbon-schools-program/• U.S.DepartmentofEducationGreenRibbonSchools:http://www2.ed.gov/programs/green-ribbon-schools/index.html• U.S.DepartmentofEducationGreenRibbonSchoolsAwardWinners:http://www2.ed.gov/programs/green-ribbon-schools/awards.html

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vegetablegardenswithrainbarrelsforwateringforUSGBCGreen Apple Day of Service. According to district-wide metrics, Kirby-Smith MS is in the green for energy and water usage; recycling from rooms and offices; participation in America Recycles; team participation in Relay for Life event; and Earth Day door decorating contest.

• PineJogElementarySchoolinPalmBeachCountyimplements multiple green initiatives, including using technology to monitor energy and water usage while incorporating concepts into the curriculum. All students participate in gardening, planting and restoration activities to increase their awareness of and dedication for a greener school. The school also supports an annual green schools conference that draws over 1,000 participants from Palm Beach and surrounding counties.

• OdysseyCharterSchoolinBrevardCountyisagreenschoolof service learning where students implement projects such as composting, donating leftovers to the homeless, participating in beach cleanups, and recycling. The school features natural daylight captured indirectly with large windows in each classroom. Superior indoor air quality is achieved by bringing in fresh air, which is dehumidified and purified through a filtering system.

U.S. DOE Green Ribbon Schools 2015 Florida Winners• ManateeElementaryinBrevardCountywasabletoreduce

its greenhouse gas emission; obtain a better EPA Energy Star rating; increase the recycle rate; embrace the Morning Mile before-school exercise program that is being used throughout theU.S.,Canada,andJapan;improveitsIPMprogramwithUF’sevaluation;integrateSTEMandEnvironmentalstudieswith field trips that include swimming, archery, riflemanship, hiking, nature studies, campfires, and leather stamping.

• OdysseyCharterSchoolinBrevardCounty(seeachievements above)

• PineViewSchoolinSarasotaCountyhasprojectsdedicatedto the local, state, and national environmental issues. Projects include the Walking School Bus Program; a Hydration Station; an Eco-Garden; solar panels; a Green Roof Project with a grant from Toyota; a recycling program, including bottle caps, plastic bags, eWaste, composting, plastic rings, and ink and toner cartridges; Green Seal cleaning products; MarathonClub;USDAHealthierSchoolChallenge;andmany environmental education field trips.These schools and school districts are to be congratulated

for going beyond the minimum requirements of section 255.2575, F.S., which requires all new school buildings to meet the minimum certification level of one of the four green buildingratingsystems(theU.S.GreenBuildingCouncilLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design, the Green Building Initiative Green Globes, the Florida Green Building Coalition, or the International Green Construction Code).

The School District of Palm Beach County, in partnership with the Martin County School District, is also to be congratulatedforcreatingtheFAUPineJogEnvironmentalEducation Center Green Schools Recognition Program that recognizes teachers, principals, and public and private schools that are making strides in the following categories: school grounds enhancement, school sustainability, curriculum integration, community partnerships, and administrative support. Support comes from the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Whole Foods Market, Florida Power & Light,andUnitedHealthcare.In2015,theprogramrecognized40 Green Schools of Excellence, 23 Green Schools of Quality, and 16 Green Schools of Promise. v

If you have any questions regarding the programs to recognize green school initiatives, please contact me ([email protected]), Penny Taylor ([email protected]),

Dr. JP Keener ([email protected]), or Sheena Chin-Green ([email protected]).

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Hopefully, you have read the title of this article and wondered “what does this mean?” I am going to start by explaining the second sentence first.

Recently, at the FSPMA conference, there was a well-attended government procurement panel. My expectation was that this was an excellent opportunity for the users of product and the purchasers of product to exchange ideas and information. It was exactly that. We all came away understanding the decision-making process for all the professionals – buyers and users – when they are creating the specifications for cleaning products and floor-care bids. This creates an atmosphere for teamwork and is certainly helping us. With it, we can look forward to making progress achieving the cleanliness we all aspire to.

The main subject is “The Cost of Buying Cleaning Products versustheCostofUsingCleaningProducts.”Thereisadifference, and we all need to know what that difference is.

The cost of a cleaning product in its original container is not the same as the diluted in-use cost. The diluted in-use cost is the true cost. Most people understand this now better than ever. However, it always pays to repeat the facts and present an example.

Let’s use a concentrated glass cleaner as our first example. Let’s say a gallon of glass cleaner dilutes at 1:1 (added water to product). At that rate, it provides you with two gallons of usable product. If that product cost you $4 in its original gallon, it is costing you $2 per gallon (or 50 cents per quart) to use. If another concentrated glass cleaner, costing $10 per gallon, dilutes at 9:1 (added water to product), it makes 10 gallons of useable product and costs you $1 per gallon (or 25 cents a quart) to use. So even though the $4 per gallon glass cleaner appears cheaper than the $10 per gallon glass cleaner, in reality, it is not. The conclusion to draw here is that when two products

The Cost of Buying Cleaning Products versus the Cost of Using Cleaning ProductsOr, Making Progress, Moving Ahead and Getting on the Same Page!By Jack Carr, Simoniz Cleaning Products

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give equal cleaning results, it is very important to know how dilution rates affect end-user cost.

Most all concentrates, when considering dilution ratios, lead to the same conclusion. However, the cost in the bottle – whether diluted or not – is not the only factor used to determine cost. There are many cleaning industry publications that state the largest cost in cleaning a building is the cost of labor. The numbers vary from 70 to 90 percent. We’ll use 80 percent as an average. If, at the end of the year, a facility budgets $500,000 a year for cleaning supplies, equipment and labor, $400,000 is labor. Everyone in the cleaning department and purchasing department sees these numbers. If the number needs to be reduced, what is the first question asked? It is: how can we save money on the price of our cleaning products? The true question to ask is how can we increase productivity while not increasing square-footage cleaning costs? The answer: use the best equipment and the highest-quality, most-efficient chemicals. With today’s environment of more buildings and lower budgets, this answer is more critically important than at any time in the past.

There are many ingredients in cleaning chemicals that make them more efficient with lower end-user cost. One that is extremely important is wetting agents. They are critically important in all products that require dwell time. At this time, I will concentrate on floor strippers. Wetting agents in floor strippers reduce the surface tension between the floor’s surface and the chemical. They make a product spread out, which then requires less mopping. They also help a floor stripper remain wet longer, which minimizes floor stripper reapplication. All this saves labor while resulting in more work getting done at a reduced cost. Anyone who does floors knows when they are using an inexpensive stripper with limited wetting agents: the floor technician has to use more floor stripper while constantly re-mopping the floor; this makes the product cheaper to buy but much more expensive to use.

Although there are many cleaning product categories, I want to make one final point regarding floor care. That is, it is drastically important to match the floor finish used to the maintenance and equipment program that is in place at a facility. Total end-user cost – both labor cost and product cost – will be driven up when the finish does not match your available

equipment and labor. Equally important are the application techniques used when laying the floor care products. Finish that dries and cures properly will last longer and, in the end, reduce costs. Training on floor finish application should be made available to you via your distributor or manufacturer.

Finally, so much of the information found here can be reinforced through your participation in the FSPMA and its programs. The FSPMA testing done at the Miami Dade school’s lab certifies products that clean effectively. The FSPMA offers many training programs that lead to cleaner schools and increased cleaning efficiencies. Combining their programs with the additional participation of purchasing professionals will help make progress toward understanding how cleaning products work, understanding the true cost of buying versus using a product, learning new ways to increase cleaning efficiencies, and, in the end, truly saving money. v

Jack Carr is a Florida sales representative for the Simoniz Cleaning Products division. He has 30 years’ of experience demonstrating proper floor-care techniques. Most recently, he taught a class at our FSPMA Annual Conference that was titled “The Science of Matching Maintenance Programs and Equipment with the Floor Finish That Best Meets Your Needs.” The class attendance was standing-room only.

Jack Carr can be reached at (727) 421-8739 or via email at [email protected].

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Ms. Diana Wright is the Director of Facilities Services at St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida. She has a B.S. in Facilities Engineering from SUNYMaritimeCollegeandaMaster’sdegreeinPublicAdministrationfromBarryUniversity.Hercurrent responsibilities include providing leadership and coordination for SPC’s Maintenance, Energy Management, Fleet Services, Materials Management, and Property Management departments. Ms. Wright became a Certified Energy Manager in 2012, as wellasaLEEDAPBD+C(LeadershipinEnergyand Environmental Design Accredited Professional specializing in Building Design and Construction) in 2014.

What are you most passionate about? I’m passionate about always achieving my

personal best both professionally and personally. I have a zealous drive for acquiring knowledge and understanding systems, issues, organizations and people. I’m always evaluating how I can make things better, easier, more cost effective, collaborative, exciting and align departmental goals around new innovative strategies.

What was your biggest professional struggle and how did you overcome it?

At first sight, people typically assume that my biggest professional struggle has been being a young, female, minority in a male dominated industry. This is a pretty good assumption considering the scarcity of females in this field, but once I get my foot in the door, my pursuit for excellence has helped supersede any stereotypes, if present. I have been able to achieve leadership roles throughout my career because of my collaborative nature, my technical astuteness, by leading with authenticity, and because of the great people who have championed for me.

My biggest professional struggle to date has probably been being overly critical of myself. In my continual pursuit for improvement, I have taken many risks and have failed at some attempts, but time

and faith have helped me realize that the experiences and knowledge I have gathered in my career trajectory will only help to propel and prepare me for my future endeavors. I have found peace in knowing that life is rigged in my favor, so I keep striving for my personal best by getting involved in projects outside of my comfort zone. I just do it with fear knowing that there will eventually be big rewards even if there’s a possibility for failure.

How did you decide to pursue this career path?

When I first attended merchant marine school, SUNYMaritimeCollege,Irememberquicklychanging my major from Electrical Engineering to Facilities Engineering after realizing I didn’t want to live behind a computer designing systems for the rest of my life. I wanted to pursue a career where I could make a positive impact on people while maintaining and troubleshooting every organization’s most expensive asset: its buildings. I wanted to be involved in strategic planning, coordinate services, optimize processes and systems while serving, developing, and empowering staff members. The Facilities Engineering degree opened many doors for me, including working on facilities needs assessments, utility masterplans, commissioning buildings systems, energy management and curtailment, developing sustainability programs, and training for many organizations.

In your current position, how do you impact students and employees?

Our facilities operations teams have an indirect impact on everything and everyone from recruitment to retention. My impact in this organization comes from understanding the complexities and the needs of my staff and administration in order to deliver quality service. We maintain and enhance learning environments that students and staff want to come back to, feel safe in, and want to tell everyone about. v

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The Florida School Plant Managers Association (FSPMA) recently created a new certification for the Safety, Casualty and Sanitation Inspectors (SCSI). This landmark in leadership for the association ensures that all members are current and possess all the knowledge and skills they need to perform their inspections with the care and integrity required to keep schools safe.

This certification program was developed with the approval from the Florida Department of Education and in conjunction with the State Requirements for Educational Facilities (SREF). The SREF rules state: “Each Board shall secure the services of an SCSI who shall provide annual safety inspections of the Board’s existing facilities to determine compliance with the casualty and sanitation codes and requirements.”1

The certification has two different levels: Associate SCSI and Certified SCSI. An Associate level requires 60 Continuing EducationUnits(CEUs)andaCertifiedSCSIrequires120CEUs.Forthemostpart,eachhouroflearningisequivalenttooneCEU.Therearesixcorecoursesthataddupto49ofthe

requiredCEUs.ThesecoursesareOccupationalSafetyandHealth Administration (OSHA); Integrated Pest Management; Indoor Air Quality EPA Tools for Schools; SREF Existing or New Facilities; Life Safety Awareness; Sanitation Custodial Module 23. The courses are offered throughout Florida through the association. Many of the courses are also featured during the annual conference of the FSPMA.

The following are Certified SCSI:• MarkCocco •VictoriaStanford• DornBeddow •SallyHull• DavidMathis •BarbaraSpear-Paugh• TimothyLarsen

The following is an Associate SCSI:• VickyMayle

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Scholarship Background The Florida School Plant Management Association

(FSPMA) is funding a scholarship for outstanding young men and women from the state of Florida. Selections will be made on the basis of character and scholastics. These are intelligence, creativity, vitality, and sensitivity to those in need of support. Scholarship is three-dimensional, reflecting two levels of academic and one workplace development.

Scholarship Amount and Duration Successful first year recipients that have met the

requirements with a high school GPA of 3.8 or better may receive up to $5,000. Applicants with a 3.4 to 3.7 GPA may receive up to $3,000. Applicants with a 2.3 to 3.3 may receive up to $1,500. Returning applicants for years two, three and four are eligible for $1,000. Mid-year graduates may receive less. The scholarship may be used for tuition to an accredited trade school, community college or university in the state of Florida as recommended by the FSPMA Scholarship Committee and other approved educational expenses.

Selection Committee and Role A Scholarship Selection Committee will be appointed

every two years with the option of renewal by vote by the board of directors, which shall include seven members of the FSPMA, four active/life-time and three industry members. The Selection Committee will be responsible for the review of all eligible applicants and submit to the FSPMA Board of Directors the final review analysis and recommended selection of recipient(s). In addition, the Selection Committee will assist the board by reviewing and making recommendations required under these scholarship policies and guidelines for maintaining and renewing each awarded scholarship.

Application FormThe form can be downloaded from the FSPMA website:

http://fspma.schooldesk.net/. The fully completed application must be received by

FSPMA prior to March 2nd annually at the address identified on the application form.

Scholarship Eligibility1. Must be a graduating senior (or graduated) from an

accredited Florida high school. 2. Must be an FSPMA member in good standing or a relative of

an FSPMA member in good standing.3. Must be engaged in at least two co-curricular activities and

portfolio describing one leadership activity and results.

4. The student must have unmet financial need in accordance with the State of Florida community college, university or trade school policy.

5. Must be accepted as a student at an accredited, State of Florida community college, university or trade school.

6. Must participate in a personal interview, if requested.7. Must return a fully completed application. Inaccurate or

incomplete applications will be disqualified.

Scholarship Payment and Renewability The following policies and guidelines will be followed in the

payment and renewal of the scholarship.1. The scholarship will be distributed by the FSPMA in the

name of both the student and the community college, university or trade school.

2. The scholarship recipient must be a full-time (12 or more credits) student, maintain and remain in good standing. A request for any exception to these requirements must be reviewed and determined by FSPMA.

3. The scholarship recipient is expected to network with a representative(s) of FSPMA at least once each year for which the scholarship is awarded and is encouraged to attend the Annual FSPMA In-Service Training Conference, to the extent possible.

4. To renew the scholarship for years two, three and four, the recipient must provide FSPMA with the following by March 2nd of each year to be eligible:

a. A letter requesting a scholarship renewal.b. Copies of grades and evidence of good standing from

the State of Florida community college, university or trade school in which the recipient is enrolled.

c. An estimated graduation date. d. An essay discussing accomplishments in school as a

result of the scholarship that was awarded5. If the recipient receives a full scholarship from any other

source, this scholarship shall be forfeited. 6. Payment of Scholarship – Scholarship fund is invoiced and

payment made directly to the community college, university or trade school.

The request for scholarship renewal information mentioned in item number 4 above must be received by FSPMA by March 2nd annually at the address identified on the application form. Visit www.fspma.com for information.

WARNING: The scholarship will be forfeited if the information provided is found to be inaccurate or incomplete.

This document may be amended or revised at any time by the FSPMA board.

J. Owen Flynn Scholarship Fund The Florida School Plant Management Association Scholarship for Graduates of Florida High Schools

attention FSPMa vendors and attendees: Do you have a child graduating from high school this year? You may qualify for a scholarship from FSPMa for college or trade school.

Fully completed application must be received by March 2nd annually.

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